Course Information

Course Information

E106 |Clarissa & Criticism| Winter 2014|
Professor Ann Jessie Van Sant - ajvansan@uci.edu

Course code: 23454

Class time and location: MW 2:00-3:20p, HH 230

Course mailing list: 23454-W14@classes.uci.edu

Website: http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/avansant/teaching/clarissa-w2014/
Please check the website regularly for updates. You are responsible for knowing the new information that appears on the schedule and for being familiar with entries on the message board. I will also alert you to new pages and to new information on standard ones.

AJVS Office Hours
Monday, 3:30-4:30
Wednesday 11:00-12:00

KH 144. First floor. Turn left after the clock.

Course Requirements
Attendance, participation, 2 very short papers, a major course paper (with draft, peer reading, and commentary).

------If attendance becomes a problem, I will talk with you individually. Unless you have a documented illness or emergency, you should be in class for each session, and your grade will go down on account of absences. If illness or an emergency causes you to miss a significant number of class sessions, you should consult with me and the academic counselors in the dean's office (HIB 143) about a late drop.
------Participation includes, but is not limited to, discussion in class and on the electronic messageboard, occasional reports in class as assigned, prompt peer reading, and one visit to my office in the first half of the quarter.
------For description of paper requirements, see Writing Page.

What counts what?
Participation: 15%
2 Short Papers: 10% + 10% = 20%
Draft: 15%
Final revision of course paper: 50%
--NB: The commentary, due with the final revision, is not graded separately but is required.

UCI Catalogue Description
English 106. Advanced Seminar (4). Capstone course. Required of all English majors. Limited to 25 students. Focuses on a topic within the area of literatures in English. Provides intensive work on a single topic in the field of English in a discussion setting. Prerequisites: English 101 or Writing 101 and at least two upper-division English courses; English major and senior standing. May be taken for credit twice as topics vary.
Our course: Because the piece of literature we are reading is so long, you will concentrate initially on reading the novel rather than on reading critical and theoretical works. In the meantime, in each session, I will provide historical, philosophical, and cultural material important for historicist, cultural, feminist, and formal criticism of Clarissa. Clarissa is an early example of "the" English novel ("the" is in quotation marks, because, as many people argue, it's really not possible to speak of "the" novel at this early point). Discussing it necessarily involves a certain degree of thinking about novel theory, which itself often involves thinking about theories of social and economic history. I will also provide information about contemporary materials (e.g., casuistry's cases of conscience, letter manuals) that contribute to Clarissa both formally and culturally.
------Clarissa poses some questions for you; you may want to pose some questions for or against Clarissa. You may use the frameworks provided on the Writing Page for your course paper, or you may develop your own (some of which may arise from the study questions). In either case, you need to talk and write about your paper thoughts. Invite other people to see what you are doing and be both supportive and critical listeners.
------Via the list serve, I will send everyone a few articles. When the bibliography page is posted, you will find links to quite a number of online articles. You will need to find an easily accessible, well-organized way to keep these critical and theoretical materials. Treat these materials, which are an essential part of the course, as if you were putting together a custom course booklet.

Keeping up to date: The website and your UCI e-mail are your friends.

Repetition

Ask questions

All webpages will be updated as we go. The main (schedule) page will gain greater detail after week #5. I will alert you to new material, but you need to keep up as well. The bibliography page will be posted about mid-term time. Please tell me about resources you thin k might be added to the Resources page.

You will find certain details repeated on the website. My experience tells me that information stated once doesn't always make enough of an impression. So, I've supplied certain kinds of information more than once.
[BTW: "Impression" is an important technical term in philosophy in the 18th century--and you will see it in Clarissa.]

If you wonder about anything, ask a question.

Photo of you with caption
"We are writers."

Academic Honesty: All students are responsible for reading and understanding the
UCI Academic Honesty Policy statement.

I begin with the view that you are trustworthy, and in fact that your character and your own interest in developing as a writer would put academic dishonesty completely off your mental map. Nevertheless, you should be familiar with what's at stake, as outlined in the policy statement above. If you have no objections, I will take a photo of the members of the class and post it with the caption indicated at the left.
------Your final paper should include a “Works Cited” page listing all secondary sources used in writing your paper. In addition, if someone in class has been particularly helpful to you in your thinking about about Clarissa or the critical discussion surrounding it, give that person credit in a note. All such notes will count toward your participation grade and that of the person acknowledged.

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	E106 \|Clarissa & Criticism\| Winter 2014\| Professor Ann Jessie Van Sant - ajvansan@uci.edu Course code: 23454 Class time and location: MW 2:00-3:20p, HH 230 Course mailing list: 23454-W14@classes.uci.edu Website: http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/avansant/teaching/clarissa-w2014/ Please check the website regularly for updates. You are responsible for knowing the new information that appears on the schedule and for being familiar with entries on the message board. I will also alert you to new pages and to new information on standard ones. AJVS Office Hours Monday, 3:30-4:30 Wednesday 11:00-12:00 KH 144. First floor. Turn left after the clock. Course Requirements Attendance, participation, 2 very short papers, a major course paper (with draft, peer reading, and commentary). ------If attendance becomes a problem, I will talk with you individually. Unless you have a documented illness or emergency, you should be in class for each session, and your grade will go down on account of absences. If illness or an emergency causes you to miss a significant number of class sessions, you should consult with me and the academic counselors in the dean's office (HIB 143) about a late drop. ------Participation includes, but is not limited to, discussion in class and on the electronic messageboard, occasional reports in class as assigned, prompt peer reading, and one visit to my office in the first half of the quarter. ------For description of paper requirements, see Writing Page. What counts what? Participation: 15% 2 Short Papers: 10% + 10% = 20% Draft: 15% Final revision of course paper: 50% --NB: The commentary, due with the final revision, is not graded separately but is required.
UCI Catalogue Description English 106. Advanced Seminar (4). Capstone course. Required of all English majors. Limited to 25 students. Focuses on a topic within the area of literatures in English. Provides intensive work on a single topic in the field of English in a discussion setting. Prerequisites: English 101 or Writing 101 and at least two upper-division English courses; English major and senior standing. May be taken for credit twice as topics vary.	Our course: Because the piece of literature we are reading is so long, you will concentrate initially on reading the novel rather than on reading critical and theoretical works. In the meantime, in each session, I will provide historical, philosophical, and cultural material important for historicist, cultural, feminist, and formal criticism of Clarissa. Clarissa is an early example of "the" English novel ("the" is in quotation marks, because, as many people argue, it's really not possible to speak of "the" novel at this early point). Discussing it necessarily involves a certain degree of thinking about novel theory, which itself often involves thinking about theories of social and economic history. I will also provide information about contemporary materials (e.g., casuistry's cases of conscience, letter manuals) that contribute to Clarissa both formally and culturally. ------Clarissa poses some questions for you; you may want to pose some questions for or against Clarissa. You may use the frameworks provided on the Writing Page for your course paper, or you may develop your own (some of which may arise from the study questions). In either case, you need to talk and write about your paper thoughts. Invite other people to see what you are doing and be both supportive and critical listeners. ------Via the list serve, I will send everyone a few articles. When the bibliography page is posted, you will find links to quite a number of online articles. You will need to find an easily accessible, well-organized way to keep these critical and theoretical materials. Treat these materials, which are an essential part of the course, as if you were putting together a custom course booklet.
Keeping up to date: The website and your UCI e-mail are your friends. Repetition Ask questions	All webpages will be updated as we go. The main (schedule) page will gain greater detail after week #5. I will alert you to new material, but you need to keep up as well. The bibliography page will be posted about mid-term time. Please tell me about resources you thin k might be added to the Resources page. You will find certain details repeated on the website. My experience tells me that information stated once doesn't always make enough of an impression. So, I've supplied certain kinds of information more than once. [BTW: "Impression" is an important technical term in philosophy in the 18th century--and you will see it in Clarissa.] If you wonder about anything, ask a question.
Photo of you with caption "We are writers."	Academic Honesty: All students are responsible for reading and understanding the UCI Academic Honesty Policy statement. I begin with the view that you are trustworthy, and in fact that your character and your own interest in developing as a writer would put academic dishonesty completely off your mental map. Nevertheless, you should be familiar with what's at stake, as outlined in the policy statement above. If you have no objections, I will take a photo of the members of the class and post it with the caption indicated at the left. ------Your final paper should include a “Works Cited” page listing all secondary sources used in writing your paper. In addition, if someone in class has been particularly helpful to you in your thinking about about Clarissa or the critical discussion surrounding it, give that person credit in a note. All such notes will count toward your participation grade and that of the person acknowledged.